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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#212121">No. 3/3 HOUSTON 65, BAYLOR 61</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#212121">Waco, Texas (Foster Pavilion)</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#212121">March 8, 2025</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#212121">Box Score Attached</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#212121">.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#212121"><a href="https://baylor.box.com/s/pixj7k5dq7uo84maocw4vv2vhlhzh1c8" title="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbaylor.box.com%2Fs%2Fpixj7k5dq7uo84maocw4vv2vhlhzh1c8&data=05%7C02%7CBrent_ingram%40baylor.edu%7Ced428eedc10e4b4fb67d08dd5b9f7d0c%7C22d2fb35256a459bbcf4dc23d42dc0a4%7C0%7C0%7C63876746277035"><span style="color:#96607D">Media
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<h1 align="right" style="text-align:right"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">BAYLOR ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS – March 8, 2025</span></b><o:p></o:p></h1>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">No. 3/3 Houston Claims Win in Regular-Season Finale</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black;background:white">Bears to Play as No. 7 Seed on Wednesday at 6 p.m. in Big 12 Championship</span></i></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt">For more information contact:
</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Josie Hutton; 254-709-7720, </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="mailto:josie_hutton@baylor.edu"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">josie_hutton@baylor.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#212121">WACO, Texas –</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#212121"> Norchad Omier notched his 19<sup>th</sup> double-double of the season to tie the school record but No. 3/3 Houston posted
a 65-61 win over Baylor men’s basketball in the regular-season finale, on Saturday night at the Foster Pavilion.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#212121">The regular-season league champion Houston (27-4, 19-1 Big 12 Conference) used a 14-2 run midway through the second half to rally from a seven-point hole to secure the win in the regular-season
finale over Baylor (18-13, 10-10 Big 12). The Bears held a 29-26 lead at halftime, marking the fifth time Houston was trailing at half on the year.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#212121">The Bears will now advance to the second round of the Big 12 Championship in Kansas City, Mo., and will earn the No. 7 seed, set to play at 6 p.m. against the winner of the No. 10 seed vs. No.
15 seed game on Tuesday at 6 p.m. Television information will be announced when available.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#212121"> GAME NOTES</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Baylor is 18-13 on the season and 10-10 in conference play. Houston, the regular-season Big 12 Champion, is 27-4 and 19-1 in league action.
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Baylor will advance to the second round of the 2025 Big 12 Championships on Wednesday in Kansas City, Mo., at the T-Mobile Center. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The Bears are now 4-26 all-time against Houston and the Cougs own a 15-9 lead in the series in Waco.
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">BU is 74-31 in Big 12 play over the last six years, its 73 wins are second to only Kansas (76).</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Under
<b>Coach Scott Drew</b>, the Bears 1-3vs. Houston. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Since owning a full complement of scholarships, Baylor is 427-185 under Drew, dating back to 2007-08. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The Bears are 146-48 over the last six seasons. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The Bears used the starting lineup of<b> Robert Wright</b>,<b> VJ Edgecombe, Langston Love, Jalen Celestine and Norchad Omier </b>for the seventh time. That combination
is now 3-4 this season.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Baylor held a 29-26 lead at halftime, owning a 15-4 record on the year when leading or tied at halftime and a 374-61 record under Drew.
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Baylor is 35-24 against AP top-25 ranked teams since 2019-20, the second-best mark in the nation.
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Baylor is 17-6 at home vs. ranked foes in the last five seasons.
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Baylor is 81-11 in home games over the last six seasons and are 13-3 in 2024-25. Baylor is 21-3 in two year at Foster Pavilion.
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Omier </span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">finished with 13 points and 16 rebounds in 38 minutes.
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Omier </span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">now has 87 double-doubles moving into a tie with second-place Tim Duncan (Wake Forest) and Armando Baccott (North
Carolina) in NCAA history. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Omier
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">has tied the program record, set by Jerome Lambert (1993-94) for double-doubles (19) in a season.<b>
</b></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Omier
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">has scored in double figures in 26 of 31 games in 2024-25, with the Bears going 18-8 in those outings.
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">With 16 rebounds, <b>Omier </b>is 13<sup>th</sup> in NCAA history with 1,646 career boards.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Edgecombe </span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">had 23 points, five rebounds and two assists in 38 minutes, making 6-of-14 from the field and 9-of-10 from
the free-throw line. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Edgecombe
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">has scored in double figures in 23 games on the year, and 13 in Big 12 play, with the Bears going 16-7 in those outings.<b>
</b></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Edgecombe
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">has six games with 20+ points on the year.<b>
</b></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Wright </span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">had three points and three assists in 28 minutes. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Wright </span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">has 138 assists in 2024-25, the Baylor freshman record.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Love</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> had 10 points and four rebounds in 26 minutes.
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Love
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">has scored in double figures in eight games in 2024-25 and in 32 games in his Baylor career.<b>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0F5C1A">Josie Hutton</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> | Associate Director of Athletics Communications (FB, T&F/XC, MTEN) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Department of Athletics | Baylor University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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